OLAC resources in and about the Western Ojibwa language

ISO 639-3: ojw

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Primary texts
• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language
• Other resources in the language

Other known names and dialect names: Western Ojibwa, Ojibway, Ojibwe, Plains Ojibway, Saulteaux

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Primary texts

1. ONLINEPublications of the American Ethnological Society, Volume VII, Part II; Ojibwa Texts. Jones, William; Michelson, Truman (ed.); Boas, Frank (ed.). 1919. New York: G. E. Stechert & Co. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ojw_vertxt-1

Lexical resources

1. Ojibwe dialogues and riddles. Valentine, J. Randolph (editor). 1991. Native Language Instructors' Program, Lakehead University. oai:sil.org:16078

Language descriptions

1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Western Ojibwa. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:west1510
2. ONLINEPrincipes de la Langue des Sauvages appeles Sauteux. Belacourt, G. A. 1889. Quebec: Frechette & Cie. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ojw_morsyn-1

Other resources about the language

1. ONLINEOjibwa, Western: a language of Canada. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:ojw
2. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Ojibwa, Western. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_ojw
3. Ojibwe syllabics: a handbook for readers and writers of Ojibwe. Fiero, C. E. 1994. Native Language Instructors' Programme, Lakehead University. oai:sil.org:15893
4. ONLINEPrincipes de la Langue des Sauvages Appeles Sauteux. Belcourt, G. A. 1839. Quebec: Frechette & Cie. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ojw_book-1
5. ONLINEUniversal Declaration of Human Rights (Ojibwa, Western Translation). The Long Now Foundation. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ojw_undec-1

Other resources in the language

1. ONLINEOjibwe materials, Charles E. Fiero Papers. Fiero, Charles E.; Aamatinaa; Black, Alex; Black, Joseph; Black, Maggie; Bushey, James; James, Aglaba; James, Magnus; Kakegamick, Bello; Kanate, Isaac; Keeper, William; Keesic, Tony; Keesick, Leo; Keesigwayaush, Joe; King, John George; Lawson, Christine; Lawson, Isaac; Loon, Peter; Meekis, Donald; Mezzetay, Jimmy; Miciki (Mihcuje); Moose, Absalom; Moose, Joe; Paishk, Joe; Pehcec; Perrault, Albert; Perrault, John; Perrault, Mary; Pittman, R. S.; Quill, Benjamin; Quill, Emma; Quill, Isaiah (Ayisheya); Quill, Lillian; Quill, Mary Ann; Quill, Norman (Nwaaman); Quill, Rose; Quill, Samuel; Quill, Sam, Sr.; Rae, Delius; Strang, Beychayj; Strang, David; Strang, George D.; Suggashie, Willie; Taylor, Maggie; Thompson, Albina; Thompson, Jonah; Thompson, Tommy; Turtle, Albert; Turtle, Edward; Turtle, Ethel; Wassaykeesic, Albert; Yesno, John. 1957-2017. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:13846
2. ONLINEJohn Kirk Townsend Indian vocabularies collection. Black, Samuel; Dorion, Babtiste; Gardiner, Meredith; McKenzie, Benjamin; Ogden, Peter; Townsend, John Kirk, 1809-1851. 1834-1836. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:11053
3. ONLINEHarold W. Scheffler Papers. Merrick, Angus; Scheffler, Harold W. 1956-1958. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:11017
4. ONLINEOjibwe materials, Maureen Matthews Papers. Belanger, Virginia; Berens, Alex; Berens, Edmond; Berens, Gordon; Berens, John; Berens, Percy; Bignell, Darren; Bignell, Quintin; Bittern, Alan; Bittern, Atoine; Brown, Jennifer S. H., 1940-; Butikofer, Gary; Constant, Peter; Courchene, Viola; Crow, Joseph; Crowe, Joyce; Demery, Virginia; Everett, Kenneth; Everett, Oliver; Flett, Moses; Flett, Stanley; Francis, Eva; Green, Ida; Green, Walter; Keeno, Jacob; Keeper, Mary Anne; Laughlin, Joel; Levesque, Elizabeth; Levesque, Galani; Levesque, Rita; Matthews, Maureen Anne, 1949-; Neufeld, Henry; Owen, Annette; Owen, Charlie George; Owen, David; Owen, Elaine; Owen, Elizabeth; Owen, Jacob; Owen, James; Owen, Kenneth; Owen, Louis; Owen, Moses; Owen, Nelson; Owen, St. John; Owen, Yellowbird; Owen, Walter; Pascal, Boushey; Pascal, Elizabeth; Pettipas, Cathy; Prince, Thomas, Jr.; Rattlesnake, Harriet; Raven, William; Richthammer, John; Ross, George; Roulette, Roger; Simmons, Kyle; Simmons, Margaret; Stevenson, Laurence; Strang, George D.; Strang, James; Strang, Mangoose; Strang, Sugashki; Swain, Rebecca; Swan, Margaret; Thompson, Mark; Thomas, William; Traverse, Miles; Williams, Alice; Young, Louis. 1955-2011 (bulk 1992-2011). Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10284
5. ONLINEOjibwe and Cree materials, Daythal L. Kendall Papers. Kendall, Daythal; Voorhis, Paul H.; Merriam, Kathryn Lavely. 1970s. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10255

Other known names and dialect names: Western Ojibwa, Ojibway, Ojibwe, Plains Ojibway, Saulteaux

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